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90% Less: why greener healthcare is leaner healthcare

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25 Jan 2012
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Ingeborg Steinbach
Our conference organized in partnership with The Thames Valley Health Innovation and Education Cluster is taking place on 24th February 2012. The day offers a great opportunity to find out about the…
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The Zero Waste Challenge for 2012

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23 Jan 2012
by
Frances Mortimer
The Green Nephrology Network is taking up a "zero waste" challenge in 2012. Kidney departments will be cutting carbon and saving money by driving out waste from the dialysis process. Case studies…
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How a GP phone call is reducing patient travel to surgery by 40% - the Patient Access method.

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18 Jan 2012
by
Harry Longman
Over 40 GP practices around the country offer an innovative service to all their patients. When they call, the receptionist will ask what the problem is and make sure their phone number is up to date.…
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Say no to tat at Xmas!

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22 Dec 2011
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Sally Aston
Dear Sustainable Primary Care network colleagues, It's that time of the year when we are all rushing around frantically buying and gathering things for the home; struggling to find presents which may…
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Green Nephrology update Christmas 2011

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19 Dec 2011
by
Frances Mortimer
Happy Christmas! Here's what has been happening across the Green Nephrology Network in 2011 ***Launch of online Green Nephrology Network*** This new network enables all members of the Green…
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Automatic IT shutdown - case study from Lanarkshire

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15 Dec 2011
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Frances Mortimer
Jamie Traynor and Raymond Donnelly in Lanarkshire have contributed a Green Nephrology case study on the automatic shutdown of computers in the renal department over night. The scheme has been…
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Grants and loans for small businesses for renewables and low carbon technology

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28 Nov 2011
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Christelle Blunden
Dear allI spoke to the Carbon Trust todayhttp://www.carbontrust.co.uk/Pages/Default.aspxthey offer loans to small businesses taking up greener technologies, improving building efficiency on existing…
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Cost Saving Strategies for Renal Service Delivery

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11 Nov 2011
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Ingeborg Steinbach
Cost Saving Strategies for Renal Service Deliveries is promising to be an exciting case study driven one day event. The study day will take place on 1st December 2011 in London Paddington. If you…
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The mooncup- greener, cheaper, more reliable

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31 Oct 2011
by
Christelle Blunden
Just wanted to do a little plug for the mooncuphttp://www.mooncup.co.uk/which I sometimes mention to patients with menorrhagia. This little device means women no longer have to use and throw away…
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RCGP Conference sustainability workshop

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24 Oct 2011
by
Christelle Blunden
The sustainability workshop at the RCGP conference 2011 was well attended and alive with ideas and suggestions for advancing the agenda for sustainable primary care and identifying the co-benefits of…